ABENAKI GRAMMAR - LESSON ONE

Prepared by: JOSEPH ALFRED ELIE JOUBERT


DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

SUBSTITUTING ANIMATE NOUNS
SUBSTITUTING INANIMATE NOUNS
wa = this one (something near)
iyo = this one (something near)
wada = this one (something referred to in the past)
yoda = this one (something referred to in the past)
yogik = these ones
yolil = these ones
na = that one (something near)
ni = that one (something near)
yanmô = that one (something distant)
iya = that one (something distant)
nada = that one (something referred to in the past)
nida = that one (something referred to in the past)
yagik = those ones
yalil = those ones
yanmôgik = those ones (more than two)
nilil = those ones (more than two)

RELATIVE PRONOUNS


SUBSTITUTING ANIMATE NOUNS
SUBSTITUTING INANIMATE NOUNS
na = who
ni = which

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS


SUBSTITUTING ANIMATE NOUNS
SUBSTITUTING INANIMATE NOUNS
awani = who
kagwisa = what
awanigik = who (more than two)
kagwisol = what ones
tônwa = which one
tônyo = which one
tônyogik = whoever
tônyolil = whatever

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS


SUBSTITUTING ANIMATE NOUNS
SUBSTITUTING INANIMATE NOUNS
tônitta awani = any body
tônitta kagwi = any thing
awani = some body
kagwi = something
ônda awani = nobody
ônda kagwi = nothing
kdak awani = the other person
kdak kagwi = the other thing
kdagik awanigik = the other persons
kdagil kagwisol = the other things
achigaba awani = another person
achigaba kagwi = another thing
azi kdak = each other (one another)
azi kagwi = each thing
azi awanigik = every body
azi kagwisol = every thing


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